New Name for Monster Kingdom

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First details on the latest game from Game Republic.

By Anoop Gantayat

Only a few details were revealed at E3 about Monster Kingdom, Game Republic's second announced PS3 title (the first was Genji 2). Apparently, the game wasn't too far along at the time, as Sony hadn't even finalized an official moniker yet! Today, thanks to the latest issue of Famitsu, we have a new name and some details.

Monster Kingdom is now known in Japan as Unknown Realms. This, according to the magazine, is still a temporary name.

"Unknown Realms" is appropriate given the storyline at hand. The action/adventure is set in a universe consisting of seven mysterious worlds. You adventure through areas such as Fairy World, War World, Sea World, Infinite World and Hell World (these are our quickie translations -- we're sure someone will think of much cooler names if the game makes its way to America).

What world is this do you suppose?

The game features two main characters. Representing the female side is Ellen, a shy college student who's studying comparative civilizations. One day, Ellen receives a letter from her mom, who died when she was a child. The letter says "I want to meet you," and suggests that Ellen go to the town of Remrick.

That's where Ellen meets the male lead, Keats. Keats is a journalist who handles the occult corner of a magazine. He receives a phone call from an unknown girl asking for help. When he gets to Remrick, he finds that the girl has already been killed, and decides to start up an investigation.

Little is known on the gameplay side of Unknown Realms. Keats has the ability to call out the IDs (the game's word for soul) of Folks (the game's word for monsters). This gives him the ability to summon monsters into battle.